Mewar Encyclopedia

Concise History of Mewar

A chronology of Mewar's 76 Rulers and their times (AD ca 569-2001) including some parallel events in India.
Conflicting dates exist for the reigns of Guhil and his two immediate successors, Bhoj and Mahendra I. Some texts maintain Guhil's reign began as early as 566 AD. The following dates must still be considered approximate.

31.	Ruler & Title: Rawal CHAUD SINGH Reign: 1138-1148 Capital: Ahar Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Little known of his reign. 1143, Chalukyas attack Paramaras, still holding Chittor.
32.	Ruler & Title: Rawal VIKRAMADITYA I (Vikram Singh) Reign: 1148-1158 Capital: Ahar Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Little is known of his reign. *India:* 1150 CE, mathematical work, Lilavata, standard for many years in the East.
33.	Ruler & Title: Rawal RAN SINGH Reign: 1158-1168 Capital: Ahar Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Family split, possibly near end of reign: son Rahap establishes Sisodia branch of family; son Mahap establishes Dungarpur kingdom. *India:* 1162, Mohammad Ghuri, a Turk from Ghur in Afghanistan uses Muslim-controlled Punjab as base in campaign to conquer all India.
34.	Ruler & Title: Rawal KSHEM SINGH Reign: 1168-1172 Capital: Ahar Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Little known of his reign.
35.	Ruler & Title: Rawal SAMANT SINGH Reign: 1172-1179 Capital: Ahar, Dungarpur Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* 1175, occupies Bagar (Dungarpur area). Slain by Kirtipal Solanki of Nadol in battle at Ghaggar (Punjab).
36.	Ruler & Title: Rawal KUMAR SINGH Reign: 1179-1191 Capital: Dungarpur (Nagda) Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Possibly relocated capital to Nagda at end of his reign. *India:* 1179, Lakshmama Sena, last Hindu king of Bengal. Muslims under Mahommed of Ghur renew conquest of North India; defeated by Kurukshetra outside Delhi.
37.	Ruler & Title: Rawal MATHAN SINGH Reign: 1191-1211 Capital: Dungarpur (Nagda) Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Possibly relocated capital to Nagda at start of reign. 1191-2, Battles of Tarain, Chauhan ruler Prithviraj III and Rajput confederation incl. Mewar (The Hindu League) defeated by Mohammed Ghuri. c.1200, Tower of Fame, Chittor. 1207, Chittor ruled by Chalyukas. *India:* 1193, Muslims capture Bihar and Bengal, 1196-97, Gwalior, Gujarat and Anhilwara. 1203, Ghuri completes conquest of North India; leaves commander Aibak as Viceroy. 1206, Ghuri assassinated; Aibak founds 1st Delhi Sultanate, the Slave Dynasty, beginning seven centuries of foreign domination in India; Indian culture gains Islamic influence. 1210, Slave Dynasty, Aram Shah.
38.	Ruler & Title: Rawal PADAM SINGH Reign: 1211-1213 Capital: Nagda Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Little known of his reign. *India:* 1211, Sultan Aibak repels invasions into North India by Mongol Chenghiz Khan. 1211, Slave Dynasty, Iltutmish.
39.	Ruler & Title: Rawal JAITRA SINGH Reign: 1213-1253 Capital: Nagda, Chittor Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Chittor becomes Mewar capital again. Jaitra Singh defeats Malwa Rajputs ruling Chittor, reinstates fort as Mewar capital. 1234, defeats Sultan Iltutmish when he invades south. *India:* 1221, Mongol Chenghiz Khan again invades Delhi. 1236, Iltutmish completes building of Qutub Minar, Delhi. 1236, Slave Dynasty, Firoz Shah I. 1236, Slave Dynasty, Iltutmish’s daughter, Raziyya Sultana. 1237, Gujarati manuscript painting on palm-leaf. 1240, Slave Dynasty, Bahram Shah; 1242, Masud; 1246, Mahmud Shah I. 1246, Rajendra II last Chola king. c.1250, Sun Temple, Konarak. 1253, resurgence of Pandyas of Madurai.Little known of his reign.
40.	Ruler & Title: Rawal TEJ SINGH Reign: 1261-1267 Capital: Chittor Family: Guhilot	*Mewar:* Little known of his reign. *India:* 1266, Slave Dynasty, Balban (Ghiyas-ud-Din).

Shiv Niwas Palace Udaipur	Fateh Prakash Palace Udaipur
Jagmandir Island Palace Udaipur	Gajner Palace Bikaner
Shikarbadi Hotel Udaipur	Garden Hotel Udaipur
The Aodhi Kumbhalgarh	Fateh Bagh Ranakpur
Gorbandh Palace Jaisalmer	Karni Bhawan Palace Bikaner